Osage City, Missouri

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Osage City is an unincorporated community in Cole County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History[]

Osage City was platted in 1867.[2] The community took its name from the nearby Osage River.[3] A post office called Osage City was established in 1856, and remained in operation until 1962.[4]

The Gay Archeological Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Osage City, Missouri
  2. ^ "Cole County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 279.
  4. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  5. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

Coordinates: 38°33′09″N 92°01′57″W / 38.55250°N 92.03250°W / 38.55250; -92.03250

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